Last night I was not sleeping well – too much spicy curry for dinner. Dreams in-between waking assured me that I had slept. I had a dream of cutting my hair which has gotten very long. That is always an indication of leaving something – acknowledging change.
While awake, I was trying to contextualize the blog writing - my journal entries, and I came to an important point. The journal entries were written from my point of view, from my anxiety, sorrow and uncertainty, and for my understanding. They were not written to teach or convince someone else. They were an attempt to observe the personal self within the human social construct and to be aware of my psychological space, my conditioning. The writing often starts with an observation, and a desire to clarify the relationship that I find myself in. I often come to a conclusion or solution that suggests abandoning certain ways of conditioning and of thinking in order to see a bigger picture, to see the human being within the larger order of Life.
I think that I should be clear with myself and make it obvious that I am not writing these entries specifically for other people. This has been primarily, myself in conversation with myself, my observation of my own conditioning, and my process of reflection. There is a journey from stating observations to understanding the human condition. I often arrive at a new place in terms of uncovering and knowing the concern and the way I now see the problem.
It is important for me to state the context of the writing so that I don’t position myself as an authority to be followed or to be opposed to. These are my observations and I will happily share them with others to extend the conversation. The reader can use them as another lens in their own process of observing the human condition. The writing and the images are not the last word and may not be sufficient to create the change needed to heal the human mind. It is still unclear when insight is strong enough to change conditioning and therefore relationship.
(Image: Digging Deeper)
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